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Located on the outer frond of the equally forehead-slappingly stupid Palm Jumeirah artificial archipelago, this hulk –- the brainchild of the late South African tycoon Sol Kerzner –- is an unholy architectural amalgam of Arabian Nights, 1980s TV soap "Dynasty" and a classic pink Durex. Opened with great fanfare, not to mention eye-wateringly wasteful expense, at the end of 2008, the hotel boasts some quality restaurants and an admittedly great water park. The less said about its car-crash of an exterior the better.